PHYSIOTHERAPY

Program Information

A Physical Therapist who graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera is a professional whose actions are based on the study of human movement and its application in health processes. The functions of the graduate are to examine, treat, and educate people and communities, in order to detect, evaluate, prevent, and correct neuromotor and cardiorespiratory malfunctions. His/Her therapeutic actions include manual, electric, and heat therapies, as well as the use of technologies for therapeutic support and prevention. The graduate is a professional with a social and humanistic training, being reflective of what he/she does, prepared to work in multidisciplinary teams, and with skills to develop the promotion, protection, recovery, and rehabilitation of health.

Occupational field

A Physical Therapist who graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera is qualified to work in:

• Primary care: primary care clinics, family health centers (public and private), private health institutions, community organizations;
• Secondary care: public health centers, community hospitals, private health centers;
• Tertiary care: public hospitals, private clinics, specialized health centers, children’s rehabilitation centers, specialized public institutions;
• The education sector: public and private schools, diagnostic and treatment centers, nursery schools, special schools, universities;
• Sports and recreation: sports clubs, high performance centers, community organizations;
• The work sector: occupational medicine centers, occupational hazard prevention centers.